Former All-Pro WR Josh Gordon, who is being reinstated, is planning to sign with the Kansas City Chiefs, sources tell ESPN. His agents, Eric Dounn and Matt Leist from @LAASportsEnt, confirmed Gordon is headed to Kansas City. pic.twitter.com/nqpJXn3oni
Josh Gordon is expected to join the Chiefs this week & be added to their practice squad, per source.
Gordon will be elevated to the active roster once his conditioning & understanding of the Chiefs' playbook is up to speed, which could take a couple weeks.
Josh Gordon is expected to join the Chiefs this week & be added to their practice squad, per source.
Gordon will be elevated to the active roster once his conditioning & understanding of the Chiefs' playbook is up to speed, which could take a couple weeks.
The Chiefs are signing Gordon to the practice squad with intentions of elevating him to active 53-player roster once he's up to speed, according to a source.
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Same thing I said in the first Gordon thread - this guy was as close to the league has to Julio Jones when his head was screwed on right.
He's not a bad guy - he was just a drunk. And if he's reinstated, evidently he's convinced enough people that he's past that. And if so, if there's any gas in the tank at all, he can offer something we don't have.
His teammates all seem to want him to succeed. His talent was so undeniable that even a decline (hell, a significant decline) would still be a genuine NFL caliber player. And he's like 18 months older than Pringle is.
I feel like Kemp and/or Pringle did some damage to their standing last week. And if the Chiefs think Gordon can make a contribution, they're smart to take the (extremely minimal) risk.
A better question is, why is Marcus Kemp still here? After 5 years you know if he can play at WR or not and that answer is obviously not. You're supposed to churn the bottom of your roster looking for diamonds in the rough. Not hanging on to career special teams only guys for 8 years. [Reply]
I’m pretty sure we’d be signing him regardless of whether we were 3-0 or 1-2. He has the potential to make us better than Fountain (or Kemp). End of story.
agreed. No draft picks or trades. No financial risk. 3-0 and we still make this move. [Reply]
The nice thing is that his skill-set should adapt quickly.
They're not going to be sending Gordon on a slew of double-move and option routes. He's a big body possession receiver with high-point skills at this point in his career.
It should be fairly quick/easy to get him up to speed on running slants in the red zone and/or go routes.
This isn't someone like Maclin who needs to put moves together to get the job done. He's a big man who had good deep speed and body control. If he has any of that left, we can put him to work by week 7 and get something out of him, IMO. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
The nice thing is that his skill-set should adapt quickly.
They're not going to be sending Gordon on a slew of double-move and option routes. He's a big body possession receiver with high-point skills at this point in his career.
It should be fairly quick/easy to get him up to speed on running slants in the red zone and/or go routes.
This isn't someone like Maclin who needs to put moves together to get the job done. He's a big man who had good deep speed and body control. If he has any of that left, we can put him to work by week 7 and get something out of him, IMO.
Originally Posted by Red Dawg:
Gordon at least fits the physical WR type I have been bitching about for 2 years. He can still catch a ball even with a DB next to him. Hill, Hardman, Pringle and Robinson can't win the size battle to do that. Only guy we have that gets the ball all the time that can is Travis.